What is the Greatest Common Factor of 453 and 472?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 453 and 472 is 1.

GCF(453,472) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 453 and 472, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 453 and 472.

How to find the GCF of 453 and 472?

We will first find the prime factorization of 453 and 472. After we will calculate the factors of 453 and 472 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 453

Prime factors of 453 are 3, 151. Prime factorization of 453 in exponential form is:

453 = 3¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 472

Prime factors of 472 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 472 in exponential form is:

472 = 2³ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 453

List of positive integer factors of 453 that divides 453 without a remainder.

1, 3, 151

Step-4: Factors of 472

List of positive integer factors of 472 that divides 453 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 59, 118, 236

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 453 and 472. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 453 and 472 is 1.

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